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Down. to see that delayed maybe weeks of getting back open, the french quarter and people back in town is just another blow. so this thing is going to be measured for years. we always talked about before and after katrina. this will be a new set in history that we will gauge further storms on. >> are you getting a sense of the scope of damage across the state from ida? >> well, i just got word, a report a little while ago, that a community on the west bank of plaquemines parish has been inundated with 3 to 4 feet of water. those homes have flooded a few times since katrina in a couple storms, ...

You know, not only flash flooding is going to be an issue into the overnight hours but also significant damage and when you're speaking of winds of this magnitude at landfall the national hurricane center often says the area will be uninhabitable for a period of weeks to months. we know that damage in place, that certainly has already taken place along the southern coast of louisiana. you take a look at the mullet plier effect and people often think a category increase from 1 to 2 is a linear increase. only a one category increase. but the damage impacts are about a 10 x increase in the damage...

A lot of calls from folks who say, hey. i've lost my roof. i'm seeing this type of damage or that type of damage. the sheriff says, look. we told people to evacuate as you know, pamela. you heard the warnings. and now it's just they have to wait until morning until they can make sure the roads are safe enough to get out there to assess the damage. we're already seeing the damage here, again here at the power station, houma, like much of louisiana without power. the folks here are going to be waking up to see what type of damage hurricane ida has left behind. pamela? >> now utility companies ar...

Hurricane stronger than ida. joining us now on the line is louisiana's lieutenant governor. thank you so much for joining us. you have so much experience dealing with these storms over the years. you are in baton rouge now. where is your focus in the state right now as the storm slowly moves across it? >> obviously as the stronger part of the storm approaches baton rouge this area of the state has never seen a category 2. usually they die out before they get this far north. and a lot of the homes and structures and mobile homes in this area have never been tested. and so there may be some majo...

The center of the storm now, pam, is 30 miles to the west. it will split the needle between baton rouge and new orleans but these bands are quite heavy. the heavy rainfall will continue through the night up through the ohio valley into new england. when a storm is strong enough and large enough and creates a lot of damage, it is retired and never to be used again. there is not a letter in the alphabet that has more retired names than the letter i. isabelle, irene, ivan, ike, ida will go on this list. no doubt about it. typically, the letter i storm happens around the 4th of october. we are way...